East Alton-Wood River had lost eight straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 8-20 to make it nine. They lost 12-2 to the St. Louis HomeSchool P Patriots. That's two games in a row now that the Oilers have lost by exactly ten runs.
East Alton-Wood River saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kale Carpenter, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for St. Louis HomeSchool P, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-16. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On St. Louis HomeSchool P's side, Will Schark was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Schark has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Vinny Tornatore, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
East Alton-Wood River and St. Louis HomeSchool P are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Oilers will head out to take on Marquette Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Louis HomeSchool P, they will venture away from home to face off against Troy-Buchanan at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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